Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-05
WHOLE No. 1893.

why sou should take part. The ra is oor,,,.,..
OF improper influence In politics thst III, ,,i
marles are sometimes pscked and fpc ~. ~,
90 not represent the actual choice OF the neo.
sgs 'ur a f'ihacilai soyernments ba6y
into jobbeiy and plundcFl II this chars Z.
true, 1t is lsEgeiy owing to iae fact thar N ren
honest and capable
cITIzf,Ss NEGLECT TIssIa pETY
TIsey tell us shat they are net politicians tbot
they know nothing about thtse Dlstters snd
thence are not responsible If baf sSaa
and ESSprincipled men obtain afice Wbv
Adam' plea to the Eternal when he sosleht tn
excuse the lrst di-o5edience. by saving, = The
Sonan ttsnpted me, and | did es53 was grand
ant s1bERe compared with sucl, deSense
falnt the current po itics of the day as blsek as
yo'a'wlll. aA5i you only add to the reasons why
you shotliq Aelp to make them better. Next to
a lfs;n's relation 10 his fellow man. tse welfare
OF she comleunity is always more iynpottaut
tdau I the WeIi&se OF an individual, or a special
class OF individuals. TO help shape tke
which You live gnd hand the blessing Of. eoeS
EovefIoient down TO your children, is oEaof the
hlghess of humar concerns.
THE rIe9rEcTIoN OF LABoe.
In addition TO this, it seems to me th1t adj
goop Gitldens are JuSt now called upon to GO all
IN thelr power to protect the laboring classes of
our country from lg1oble competition / never
could listen with pgsience to the strange hobl1g
OF some business men and political economists
VINO maintain that cheap labor is n benefit m.
the country. Bookish philosophers who know
hothlng OF the practical realities of life: society
men, devoted to-dress and club dinners, whose
anowle9Ss HIr o. me universe is the sweep OF an
opera glass, may De pardOned for such gabble.-
out when men of all irs announce such a proD-
ositlon IL must be regarded as one of thosf
freaks OF thought which indicate caprice, or 9
seihsh disregard Of the welfare of others. A
schooI boy ought TO know that cheap labor
means shabby clothes, Door food mean snuaIid
tenements, winter camped in the fireplace
famine intrenched ou the table and n stand,,,,
fight with wretuhedness and want II meops
Fagrants, petty thieves ignorance stunjditv
and the growth of the coarsest and most beasfiy
Wees , Cheap iuoor M California means going
down to the level of the Chinese, and eheo5
labor in the East means that in the strugeIe nf
life the American laborer must come fo fbe
level OF the sweepings and pauper classes OF
Europe.
EXCLUDE COOLIES AND pAuprRs.
The same reasoA that made it necessary TO
protect the working men and women on this
coast from the disastrous and debasing contact
Wlth coone labor, now applies with equal force
and perunency to the servile classes Of the old
world few years ago Congress passed law
prohibiting the importation OF contract labor
that Is the introduction into this country of a
class OF laborers who did not come here O their
own volition, but were brought here 10y the al
lurements OF men whose sole aim was to oh
tam labor at the lowest possible rate needless
OF the material and social welfare of their own
couhtfymen; but this is only partial remedy
OF great evil Could you stand in Castle Gar
dcn IN New York, you would see eyery week
great emigrant ships from Liverpool. Cork
Hamburg. HaVre, Genoa. and other places nour-
ing out a swarm OF people many of whom have
not money enough 10 buy meal and have to
be taken directly 10 the alms-houses and char
ltaoIe institutions OF the city. They are, in the
main, The rift-raf and ot,scouying of Eurone
often shipped here at the expense of their Gov
eminent, as you would cart away the rubbish
and oftal of the house and barn outside OF the
na4TT "a ns rNu.41
as the fruit pests upon cur orchards. to pre-,
upon The industrial vitality of our people
TINE TO pUr Up ALL THE BARS.
Now that we have closed and barred the
western door, is it wise and prudent to leave the
eastern eastern door WIDE open 10 all the tramps, meu-
dicants and menial classes ofthe whole world
Is II not ABOUT time that we got over the mawk-
jsh sentimentality that our country is the
dumping ground of the deeayed civilization of
all lands The pressure upon the labor market
especially in the cities of the East warn rs that
we cannot be too alert and vigilant in protect
ing the bone and sinew of our country. The
tnllions OF tolfers who MI our mills factories
machine shops and crowd all the marts of trade
and traffic, who are coming their sweat and life
into the capital OF the country cannot come
into rivalry with such people without going
DO %n MIL, and we cannot expect they will do
SO civily, and it is not desirable thew should
But there is another aspect of this immigra
tion question that is becoming the source of n
good deal OF UneasineSS alarm and Irritation
to say the least, that no patriotic citizen csn
afford to overlook. A republic above all other
forms of government, should be homogeneous in
us political ideas, feelings and aspirations
Inere Is Il large class of foreign born peoD,e
coming to our shores who gladly accept The
ideas that diffeTentiate us from other lands
They come here to become American citizens
they love liberty, admire our political system
and are in full accord with the sentiment thst
makes this day fragrant IL memory No one is
injured by their coming; they generally make
good citizens, add to the taxable wealth of the
~ nf ham H.,
of our social life.
WE WANT no SOCIAL srs NOR COMMUNISTS
But there is another class of foreign-borr,
people coming here and the number is Steadily
increasing. who seek to be clothed with the
dignity of citizenship in order to protect them
selves IN revolutionary plots and c0nspiracies
against the Government they have Abandoned
There is no Disgusting the fact that our country
Is rapidly becoming the asylum OF The socialist
the communist, and Russian Nihilist: n class of
people who are opposed to the whole existing
order OF things Monarchies. ana REPUBLICS
are both alike to them They declare war
against society and all its institutions. They
would resolve the whole poll ical fabric into
chaos. They would confiscate all property.
In all questions of labor and wages their
is the boycott and dynamite bomh
held 10 check, and punished bv
other Governments, they have turned their at
tention 70 America. believing they can here
float the red flag of the commune, wave the
torch OF the incendiary, and abuse our hosDi-
tality to work riot and destruction without being
held to strict responsibility. The time has
come to firmly dispel this illusion, and estab-
Iisil IN the eyes OF the world the capacity of the
people to rule.
THE VERDICT OF THAT CHICAGO JURY
Is vindication of our civilization before the
world. By its action it served notice on al! the
dlsordery and lawless classes of Europe that
our people are not the legitimate prey, and our
country the home OF the intcrlopeIs. ticket-of
leave men, criminals and the IShmaelites of
humanity. This example should encourage onr
civic authorities 10 make short work of such
peStilent elements. Ii is No in erference with
the fre eedom of speech, or any constitutional
right an honest and worthy citizen cares TO
possess, to stihe inciDiept mobs, riots and IN
cendiary threats before they grow strong, dan
ScrouS and create alarm. 1t may require
stern and thorough piece OF dealing TO accom-
piish this, hut ii must be done If we would pro.
tect our homes and preserve the rights of our
people.
OUR GRAND DOMAIN.
Now. let me invite you. as from some hilton.
to cast your eyes over TINS broad land bounded
by two oceans. Through what reaches of latf-
tnde and Longitude il extends. 1t has Il north
we're the snow never melts, and south where
the snow never fails. II has lakes where YOU
might drown European Kingdom, and rivers
that drain continent. 1t has gold and silver
enough to supply the markets of the world
coal and iron enou IN to supply all the foundries
and machine shops Of ivilized men, and water
power enough 10 turn all the mills and looms of
Christendom. 1t is capable of producing grain
enough to bread the races and cotton and
wool enough to clothc the whole population Of
the globe
We have a system of government that is the
brig shtest flower of civilization the glorious
ideal that inspires all people with rosy hopes
Slavery, that early crept into our indus
trial habits, and TOR half century threatened
the disruption of the Union, TO longer exists
among civilized men. The two great historic
parties that from the days Of Adams ard Jeffer-
son have stood apart frowning ut each other.
like grim mountain cliffs that had been rent
aSunder in loyalty and devotion to the growth
and prosperity OF the Union, now blend their
rhythm of one tidal beat
Duly AND THE FUTURE
We may feel iTritated at times by heated pAr;i-
san strife, and grieve over the frequent in
stances Of corruption and prodgality In public
affairs, s. III these evils exist only as q hOt-boX
to train, delaying its motion. to the incon--
venienee and annoyance of the passengers but
in no way endangering their lives and final des
tination, They are the metcors that shoot
across the night but never jostling star i'll its.
orbit. with an enlightened patriotism. and
our grand system of free schools aSsimilating
the youth of the land into homogeneous,
thought, ieeiing. language and aim, what bin
derS our country arising 10 the full grandeur Of
its geographical position and realizing the most
sublime destiny.
Nay We not here TO daE, under the old hag.
rich in such odorous memories, prophetic of
such golden hopes, join lands around the altar
OF our country. and vow afresh that. so far as
car power and influence extends, the Ark OF
Liberty shall be handct down 10 posserity un,
impaired.
At the close Of ths oraliop, the audience